Table 3. Biochemical test results for the identification of bacterial isolates.
|
Biochemical test |
BI-2 |
BI-3 |
|
Oxidase Test |
+ |
+ |
|
Catalase Test |
+ |
+ |
|
Voges-Proskauer Test |
+ |
- |
|
Methyl Red Test |
- |
+ |
|
Indole Test |
- |
- |
|
Starch Hydrolysis Test |
+ |
+ |
|
Citrate Utilization Test |
- |
- |
|
Acid Production from glucose |
+ |
+ |
|
Gas Production from sucrose |
- |
- |
|
Growth on MacConkey agar |
- |
- |
‘+’ indicates positive result and ‘-’indicates negative result